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    3. 役所仕事

    役所仕事

    役やく所しょ仕し事ごと

    red tape

    NTNounWork & CareerKanji Vocab28 strokes

    やくしょしごと

    Noun

    1.
    red tape, red-tapism, officialism, bureaucratic bungling

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    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    役
    duty・war・campaign・drafted labor・office…(2)
    所
    ところ・-ところ・どころ・とこ…(2)
    place・extent
    仕
    つか.える…(2)
    attend・doing・official・serve
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
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